"It is proposed to make in the college library an anti-slavery collection, complete as possible, for the future historian, in which shall be gathered every book, every pamphlet, every report, every tract, every newspaper, and every private letter on the subject. For such a collection nothing is unimportant. Scattered here and there these documents are all but worthless, but gathered in one collection they would be priceless." Rev. Henry Matson, librarian at Oberlin College, quoted in...
Note: This collection includes uncensored images and content from the historical record, some of which are objectionable and offensive. Our reproduction of this material does not represent an endorsement of the content. This collection includes holdings from the Walter F. Tunks Collection of Dime Novels , received in 1959. Containing approximately 4,000 items, the Tunks Collection includes issues from 225 different series over a publication period beginning in the 1860s until about...
Published by the Oberlin College Alumni Association continuously since 1904. This collection includes issues from 1904 through 1960.
Selections from the expansive Special Collections of the Oberlin College Conservatory Library, including rare books and scores from the Violin Society of America/H.K. Goodkind Collection and the Frederick R. Selch Collection of American Music History.
Materials from the Special Collections in the Clarence Ward Art Library at Oberlin College.
Topics: art, oberlin college
This collection includes reports by the president and treasurer of Oberlin College, as well as various other officers (e.g. deans, librarian, etc.).
FIELD: Contemporary Poetry and Poetics is a twice-yearly journal and has published spring and fall issues each year since its founding in 1969. It provides a forum where poets show each other and those who follow the course of the art what is innovative and most interesting.
Topics: Architecture -- designs and plans, Sepulchral monuments
Topics: Church -- Newspapers, Honeoye (N.Y.) -- Newspapers
This collection includes examples of early American chapbooks from the Special Collections of the Oberlin College Library.
Uniform title: Anleitung zu der musikalischen Gelahrtheit
Topic: Music -- Dictionaries -- German
4,034
4.0K
1943
1943
by
Fletcher, Robert Samuel, 1900-1959
texts
eye 4,034
favorite 6
comment 0
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Topics: Oberlin College, Oberlin College -- History
Topic: Slavery -- United States
Topics: music theory -- history -- 16th century, music theory -- history -- 17th century
764
764
1940
1940
by
Oberlin College
texts
eye 764
favorite 0
comment 0
Topics: United States -- Constitution, Slavery -- United States
Topics: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Architecture -- England -- Kew, Architecture -- Designs and plans --...
1,445
1.4K
1943
1943
by
Fletcher, Robert Samuel, 1900-1959
texts
eye 1,445
favorite 1
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Topics: Oberlin College, Oberlin College -- History
Includes bibliographical references.
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Topics: Slavery -- Law and legislation -- United States, Slaves -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United...
Another issue, with different title-page, is dated 1723; Second edition, Rome 1776, has title: Descrizione degl'istromenti armonici.
Topic: musical instruments
Oberlin Conservatory Library Special Collections
677
677
The Muses delight : an accurate collection of English and Italian songs, cantatas and duetts, set to music for the harpsichord, violin, German-flute, &c. : with instructions for the voice, violin, harpsichord or spinnet, German-flute, common-flute, hautboy, French-horn, bassoon and bass-violin : also, a compleat musical dictionary, and several hundred English, Irish and Scots songs, without the music
1754
1754
by
Unknown
texts
eye 677
favorite 2
comment 0
Topics: Songs with continuo, Music -- Instruction and study, Songs -- Texts, Music -- Dictionaries
Topics: American Colonization Society -- Constitution, African Americans -- Colonization -- Liberia
Topics: Architecture -- Orders -- Design and plans -- Early works to 1800, Architecture -- Details --...
950
950
Jun 19, 2022
06/22
by
DeFord, C. S. (Charles Sylvester), 1860-1954
texts
eye 950
favorite 7
comment 0
Topic: Religion and science
Topic: Slaves -- Emancipation
Oberlin Conservatory Library Special Collections
748
748
A plaine and easie introduction to practicall musicke : set downe in forme of a dialogue divided into three parts, the first teacheth to sing, the second treateth of descante, the third and last part entreateth of composition of three, foure, five or more parts, with new songs of, 2, 3, 4, and 5 parts
1608
1608
by
Morley, Thomas, 1557-1603?
texts
eye 748
favorite 4
comment 0
Topics: music theory -- early works to 1800, part songs
Topics: Harp, Celtic harp, Musical instruments -- Ireland, Musical instruments -- Scotland
Topics: Architecture, Domestic -- Italy -- Early works to 1800, Country homes -- Italy -- Early works to...
Topic: Slavery -- Nebraska
Includes bibliographical references. v. 1. A discourse of matter pertaining to religion -- v. 2. Sermons-Prayers -- v. 3. Discourses of theology -- v. 4. Discourses of politics -- v. 5-6. Discourses of slavery -- v. 7. Discourses of social science -- v.
Topics: Theology, Unitarian churches, Sermons, American, Slavery and the church, United States -- History
Includes bibliographical references.
Topics: Slavery -- History, Slavery -- Law and legislation -- United States
Topics: Fife -- Methods, Fife music
78
78
Sep 18, 2021
09/21
by
n/a
texts
eye 78
favorite 1
comment 0
Printed wrappers; 11 x 7 cm. “Revised by the Committee of Publication of the American Sunday-school Union.”
Topics: Chapbooks -- Specimens, Bible -- Reading, Sunday school literature, Children's stories
Includes bibliographical references.
Topics: Edwards, B. B. (Bela Bates), 1802-1852, Bible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc., Theology
Author's signature stamp on half title page. Includes 2 foldouts of the band formulations at a military festival on July 24, 1846, and 26 leaves illustrating band instruments. Includes 55 pages of historical music for various European military instruments and percussion, used for signalling and marching.
Topics: Military music, Military music -- France
Topic: String quartets (Musical groups)
Topics: flute -- history, flute -- construction
Topics: American Anti-Slavery Society, Antislavery movements -- United States, Abolitionists -- United...
Topic: Slavery -- Southern States
Title on vol. 2: Grand harmonicon, or musical glasses Includes index of tunes, p. 83-[84]. "Prices."--p. [13]. Gives purchase prices for harmonicons. Pages: vol. [1] misnumbered as: [cover as p. 1-2], [3], 4-12; [1] (price list); 5-46; vol. 2, 47-83, [84]. Includes index of tunes, p. 83-[84].
Topic: Glass harmonica -- Methods
331
331
1949
1949
by
Oberlin College
texts
eye 331
favorite 0
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Topics: Buchanan, James, 1791-1868, Breckinridge, John C. (John Cabell), 1821-1875, Campaign literature --...
Topic: Architecture -- Early works to 1800
Imprint varies: 1839, published by the American Anti-Slavery Society; 1841-46, published by Massachusetts Anti-slavery Fair; 1847-58, published by the National Anti-slavery Bazaar
Topic: Slavery -- United States
519
519
1942
1942
by
Oberlin College
texts
eye 519
favorite 0
comment 0
Includes bibliographical references.
Topic: Slavery
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Topics: Jacobs, Harriet A. (Harriet Ann), 1813-1897, Slaves -- United States -- Biography
580
580
1959
1959
by
Oberlin College
texts
eye 580
favorite 0
comment 0
Uniform title: Book of Psalmes Pt. 2, half title: The Psalmes in metre; colophon imprinted 1618.
Topic: Psalms (Music)
95
95
1928
1928
by
Oberlin College
texts
eye 95
favorite 0
comment 0
Materials with access restrictions.
431
431
1950
1950
by
Oberlin College
texts
eye 431
favorite 0
comment 0
Topic: Slavery in the Bible
Topics: Slavery -- West Indies, Liberty, Antigua -- Description and travel, Barbados -- Description and...
Topic: Hopper, Isaac T. (Isaac Tatem), 1771-1852
Oberlin Conservatory Library Special Collections
109
109
The drummer's instructor : or martial musician, containing the rudiments of drum-beating, on a new and improved system, the rules for common, quick, and compound time, with beats in each mode, and the whole of the camp duties, consisting of the reveille, troop retreat, tattoo, parley, officers' calls, signals, salutes, &c., as practiced at head-quarters of the Army and Navy, U.S. A. : together with instructions for the bass-drum : intended particularly for the militia
1817
1817
by
Rumrille, J. L.; Holton, H.
texts
eye 109
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Parallel title: Martial musician Marches and calls for fife and drum with instructions for the bass drum. T.p. verso contains notice of copyright 1817. "To which is added a collection for the fife, adapted to the foregoing on the drum." Grey-brown wrapper; printed from movable type.
Topics: Drum -- Methods, Fife -- Methods, Military calls -- United States, Military music -- United States,...
513
513
1881
1881
by
Scarborough, W. S. (William Sanders), 1852-1926
texts
eye 513
favorite 7
comment 0
Topic: Greek language -- Composition and exercises
Topics: Horn (Musical instrument) -- Studies and exercises, Horn music (Horns (2)) -- Scores
79
79
1927
1927
by
Oberlin College
texts
eye 79
favorite 0
comment 0
571
571
1945
1945
by
Oberlin College
texts
eye 571
favorite 0
comment 0
436
436
1959
1959
by
Oberlin College
texts
eye 436
favorite 0
comment 0
Topics: Slaves--Emancipation--West Indies, British, Slavery--West Indies, British
Topic: Slavery -- United States -- Juvenile literature
Topic: Flute -- Methods -- Self instruction
Topic: flute and guitar music -- parts
Topics: Music, Church music, Musical instruments, Music theory -- Early works to 1800
Topics: Slavery -- United States -- Extension to the territories, Speeches, addresses, etc., American --...
Topics: Allen, Henry W., defendant -- Trials, litigation, etc., United states -- Fugitive slave law (1850),...
Includes author's pref. (p. [4]) and index of tunes. "Instructions for the drum" (p. [5]-19; "Instructions for the fife" (p. 20-25). P. 43 misprinted as 4. Olive wrapper; printed from movable type by J.J. Williams.
Topics: Drum -- Methods, Fife -- Methods, Fife and drum corps music -- Scores, Marches (Fife and drum) --...
